Peggy Daley

Overview

Peggy Daley specializes in conducting complex investigations on behalf of boards of directors, senior management, outside counsel, and regulators. Her work includes high profile investigations and compliance initiatives on behalf of higher education institutions, financial institutions, and healthcare providers and manufacturers. She is a nationally recognized data analytics expert and has led high profile cyber security and trade secret theft investigations. She has testified at regulatory and sanctions hearings and also serves as an expert witness in matters relating to fraud, data privacy, data analytics, TCPA compliance, and data security.

Ms. Daley is a frequent lecturer on topics of data privacy, data security, fraud, and intelligence gathering. Her investigative team has been named "Best of Chicago for Global Risk & Investigations" by the National Law Journal. Who's Who Legal has named her as one of a limited group of Forensic Investigations Experts from 2014-2017 and noted that she is "one of the most highly respected nominees in our research overall."

Ms. Daley’s compliance work includes designing and implementing employment outcome reporting protocols for all US law schools on behalf of their accreditor, the American Bar Association. She has also investigated whistleblower claims on behalf of large public universities relating to misreporting data to accreditors and unethical behavior of university leadership.

Ms. Daley is very experienced in matters relating to government ethics. She currently serves as the chairman of the Cook County Board of Ethics, which oversees the governance of the Cook County Ethics ordinance over the 22,000 Cook county employees and officeholders. She also serves on the state board overseeing the licensing of private detectives and security professionals. She is Life Trustee of the Better Government Association, where she previously served as the Chair of the Board of Directors.

Ms. Daley received her JD cum laude from Boston University School of Law and her BA from the University of Michigan. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Education

Boston University, School of Law JD, 1987 (cum laude)

University of Michigan BA, Political Science, 1984

Employment History

Duff and PhelpsManaging director2008 - 2015

Navigant ConsultingDirector2004 - 2008

Pinkerton ConsultingVice president and associate general counsel2001 - 2003

Investigative Group InternationalVice president and general counsel1997 - 2001

BRG experts are serving as outside consultant providing forensic accounting and technology support, served as consulting expert for two for-profit universities, investigated shortfall in the type and amount of collateral supporting securitized student-loan financing facilities, and served as consulting expert for a for-profit tutoring company.

BRG experts led the investigation for and advised a for-profit educational entity with response to governmental investigation and US Senate Committee Document Request; and performed initial scoping, forensic preservation, processing, review, and production of electronically stored information in investigative matters for schools involved in litigation.

BRG experts served as an expert witness in cases on behalf of a for-profit university in litigation, were retained by a for-profit technical institute to provide expert advice, and led investigation on behalf of the University of Illinois.

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